Perkins

Grail Wayne Perkins appeals from the judgment entered following a jury trial that resulted in his felony convictions of first degree burglary (Pen. Code, § 459; count 3), arson (§451, subd. (b); count 4), making terrorist threats (§ 422; count 5), and his misdemeanor convictions of disobeying a domestic relations court order (§ 273.6, subd. (a)); counts 6, 7). He was sentenced to prison for an eight-year term on count 4 (arson).

Appellant contends he was deprived of his right to effective assistance of counsel and denied his rights to a fair trial and to due process under the federal and state Constitutions (U.S. Const., 6th &14th Amends; Cal. Const., art. I, §§ 7, 15, 24), because “the trial court engaged in a systematic ‘pattern of judicial hostility,’ ” which consisted of continual interference with defense witnesses, disparaging comments regarding defense counsel, and erroneous exclusion of crucial defense evidence. Alternatively, he contends his attorney was ineffective (U.S. Const., 6th Amend.) in failing to object to such judicial misconduct. He also contends the abstract of judgment must be corrected, because it erroneously reflects he was sentenced to an…